The GOP has absolute authority over all 3 branches, but Trump certainly does not. The party is certainly happy he won the election, but he is still treading thin ice with some notable names within the party.

In 2013, the Avatar sequels were supposed to be released in 2016, 2017, and 2018. So, a 2017 opening for Pandora would have been perfect timing. Unfortunately for Disney they forgot they were hitching their wagon to James Cameron's infamous scheduling.

That was only rumored to be his offer to Kasich, and we don't know yet what Pence's role will be with Trump (unless I missed something). Typically, the VP does very little of actual importance in the US. But then again, Trump isn't your typical President. As someone who finds Pence's political ideology very scary, I'm just glad he is in a position where he has very little power.

He said an Indiana judge couldn't do his job because he is of Mexican heritage. “Claiming a person can’t do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment,” House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Only twice has a 3rd party candidate beat out a major party candidate and won 2nd place, but never has been a legitimate threat. First was John Breckinridge in 1860, because a country was tearing itself apart and about to have a civil war. The second time was when former President Teddy Roosevelt failed to secure his party's nomination in 1912, and decided to run again as a 3rd party candidate. Each occurrence had very rare circumstances, and neither resulted in the candidate surpassing even a quarter of electoral votes.

Simply put, 3rd party candidacy in US Presidential elections is extremely difficult. If disagreements over slavery and former Presidents can't make it happen, then I'm not sure it is even possible. Just being realistic.